UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: γλυκύς; -εῖα, -ύ

Related lemmas: γλεῦκος

Sense 1: sweet, fresh, not bitter, good

Semantic entry: 79.39

Semantic domains: Features of Objects

Subdomains: Sweet, Bitter, Tasteless

Definition: pertaining to being sweet in contrast with being bitter or salty

Notes: In a number of languages it would be somewhat misleading to speak of ‘sweet water,’ since this would suggest water to which sugar or some other sweet substance had been added. The equivalent in RV JAM 3:11 · LV JAM 3:11 · Read together JAM 3:11 may be ‘fresh water’ or ‘good water’ in contrast with ‘bad water’ or ‘not bitter water’ in contrast with ‘bitter water.’

JAM 3:11: RV JAM 3:11 · LV JAM 3:11 · Read together JAM 3:11

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OET-RV JAM 3:11

11 Surely a spring flowing out of a single cavity can’t produce both good-tasting and bitter water.

OET-LV JAM 3:11

11 Surely _not the spring out _of of _the same hole is _outflowing the sweet and the bitter?

JAM 3:12: RV JAM 3:12 · LV JAM 3:12 · Read together JAM 3:12

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OET-RV JAM 3:12

12 A fig tree can’t produce olives and a grape vine can’t produce figs, my brothers and sisters, just like a salty supply can’t give fresh water.

OET-LV JAM 3:12

12 Not is _able, brothers of _me, a_fig _tree olives to _produce or a_vine figs?
Nor salt sweet to _produce water.

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

JAM: RV JAM 3:11–12 · LV JAM 3:11–12 · Read together JAM 3:11–12

REV: RV REV 10:9–10 · LV REV 10:9–10 · Read together REV 10:9–10

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

γλυκύς

Form 1

Sense 1: sweet, fresh, not bitter, good